This Island Earth

"Two mortals trapped in outer space... challenging the unearthly furies of an outlaw planet gone mad!"

Jun 15 1955 Approved 1h 26m
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

Plot

The electronic engineer Dr. Cal Meacham is a prominent scientist that is studying industrial application of nuclear energy and also a great pilot. One day, he receives a different condenser and soon his assistant Joe Wilson receives a manual instruction and several components of a sophisticated machine. Cal and Joe build a communication apparatus and a man called Exeter contacts Cal. He tells that Cal has passed the test assembling the Interocitor and invites him to join his research. The intrigued Cal decides to travel to meet Exeter that sends an unmanned airplane to bring him to an isolated facility in Georgia. He is welcomed by Dr. Ruth Adams but she mysteriously does not recall their love affair in the past. They team-up with Dr. Steve Carlson and they note that the other scientists in the facility have been transformed, having a weird behavior. They decide to flee in a car, but they are attacked by rays and Steve dies. Cal and Ruth also witness the facility blowing-up and they escape in an airplane. However they are pulled up into a flying saucer and realize that Exeter is an alien. Whal is the objective of the aliens?

Written by

Franklin Coen, George Callahan, Raymond F. Jones

Directed by

Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
10,983
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA